Talking Owner`s ManualsThe USA`s Leader in Self-teaching, Instructional Products and Accessories for CASIO Keyboards Since 1989
Established 1989, in Costa Mesa, California as a full time endeavor, Talking Owner`s Manuals founders are avid portable
musical keyboard fanatics. Both founders, Tom Piggott (originally from Massachusetts), and Dan Hakala (from Michigan)
purchased their first portable keyboards in 1963. Since then, they have played, taught, arranged, written about, created music
curriculums and textbooks, designed sounds and panel layouts, modified, amplified, composed with, performed and recorded
with many famous artists on major record labels and in concert, marketed and promoted the use of these fantastic electronic
keyboard music making machines.
Collectively they have owned over 300 varied models of acoustic and electric pianos, organs, synthesizers, bass keyboard
units, analog and digital keyboards and pianos. The musically trained college-grad founders have played on many LPs, CDs,
TV performances, even with symphony orchestras, show and club groups and stage bands internationally. They have
conducted seminars about electronic keyboards at dozens of universities and have been employees or consultants to over 15
worldwide keyboard manufacturing companies since they began working for ARP synthesizers, a pioneer of music synthesizers
in 1973. They have provided services to many manufacturers, and have "settled in" providing extensive third party support for
CASIO keyboards.
The company specializes in the musical education business, creating instructional materials and products for CASIO keyboard
hobbyists - both amateurs and professionals. Talking Owner`s Manuals has created over 100 "talking" (non-printed) manuals
for music products since its inception. T.O.M. stocks over 200 musically related items tested for use with CASIO keyboards,
to make playing portable keyboards fun, enjoyable and rewarding for all skill levels and believes their selection and variety is
the largest available in the United States.
The company refuses to sell its mailing list of inquirers and customers, and maintains the highest standards of security for all
credit card transactions.